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History of Feminism

redqueen

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22. Did you see the ruckus Azalea Banks kicked up last month?

Reply to wryter2000 (Reply #19)

Sun Jan 16, 2022, 11:37 AM

Jan 2022

I missed it at the time. She apparently uses a homophobic slur freely, and when confronted about it she said something along the lines of as long as y'all are using the B word like you own it I will continue and not care about anyone complaining. She's a weird one but she has a good point here.

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Twitter fails to remove 100 abusive misogynists [View all] redqueen Jan 2022 OP

I was convinced years ago (when I quit Facebook) that there's no redeeming value in abqtommy Jan 2022 #1

Yes, sir...came to same conclusion about couple months after each launched. Zero redeeming value, Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #5

DU is social media, tho. Drunken Irishman Jan 2022 #6

Exactly, it's all about the moderation. redqueen Jan 2022 #15

Long time, no see, redqueen! Thanks for the op. Nt spooky3 Jan 2022 #2

Nice to see you! redqueen Jan 2022 #16

Julia Ioffe posted just a tiny bit of the kind of filthy garbage she receives bullwinkle428 Jan 2022 #3

Twitter is an abomination. Isn't the evidence overwhelming by now? Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #4

a few months back i reported around ten of these assholes orleans Jan 2022 #7

Porn is a scourge on society. redqueen Jan 2022 #17

Until recently, the Rude Pundit was using the C word wryter2000 Jan 2022 #8

And defending either of those things would be wrong, of course. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #10

Here's the rest of my comment. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #11

Ha. I so wish I could say I was surprised. redqueen Jan 2022 #18

I personally asked the owner to say something about the Cuomo defenders wryter2000 Jan 2022 #24

So nothing much has changed. redqueen Jan 2022 #25

Indeed. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #29

They were vigorously defended wryter2000 Jan 2022 #19

Did you see the ruckus Azalea Banks kicked up last month? redqueen Jan 2022 #22

She made her point wryter2000 Jan 2022 #26

Lame. Not an ally to women. redqueen Jan 2022 #27

Ah, I get it. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #30

"Misogyny is the last acceptable bigotry of the Left" whathehell Jan 2022 #9

I hadn't heard that quote before, but damn, she's right! ShazzieB Jan 2022 #12

Yep, I think she is.. whathehell Jan 2022 #13

Oh yes. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #28

Indeed. Been saying that for years. nt redqueen Jan 2022 #20

Also body size wryter2000 Jan 2022 #21

And age, to be fair. But there's no pandemic of violence against fat people redqueen Jan 2022 #23

WTF Twitter? Blue Owl Jan 2022 #14